Senior Maoist Leader Vikas and 14 Cadres Surrender in Chhattisgarh's Mahasamund

Fifteen Maoist cadres, including senior leader Vikas, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Mahasamund district, marking the complete dismantling of the Balangir-Bargarh-Mahasamund division active along the Chhattisgarh-Odisha border. The group, comprising six men and nine women, laid down various weapons. Officials highlighted this as a significant step under the state rehabilitation policy amid efforts to eliminate Naxalism by March 2026. The surrender followed sustained appeals and disillusionment with Maoist ideology.